Netanyahu and Rubio discuss US military intervention in Iran amid ongoing nationwide protests: report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the anticipation of U.S. involution successful Iran, according to a report.

The 2 leaders spoke by telephone Saturday arsenic Israel is connected "high alert," preparing for the anticipation of U.S. subject involution successful Iran, according to Reuters, citing aggregate Israeli sources.

The study comes arsenic nationwide anti-regime demonstrations crossed Iran deed the two-week mark.

On Saturday, the Iranian authorities triggered an net "kill switch" successful an evident effort to conceal alleged abuses by information forces and arsenic protests against it surged nationwide, according to a cybersecurity expert. The blackout reduced net entree to a fraction of mean levels.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year property league astatine the State Department successful Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2025.  (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters)

On Sunday, Iran’s parliament talker warned that the U.S. subject and Israel would beryllium "legitimate targets" if America strikes the Islamic Republic.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf issued the menace arsenic lawmakers rushed the dais successful the Iranian parliament, shouting, "Death to America!" according to The Associated Press.

President Donald Trump offered enactment for the protesters connected Saturday, penning connected Truth Social that "Iran is looking astatine FREEDOM, possibly similar ne'er before. The USA stands acceptable to help!!!"

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In this framework drawback from video obtained by the AP extracurricular Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a representation of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protestation successful Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

At a quality league Friday, Trump said Iran was facing mounting unit arsenic unrest spreads crossed the country.

"Iran’s successful large trouble," helium said. "It looks to maine that the radical are taking implicit definite cities that cipher thought were truly imaginable conscionable a fewer weeks ago. We’re watching the concern precise carefully."

The president said the U.S. would respond forcefully if the authorities resorts to wide violence. 

"We’ll beryllium hitting them precise hard wherever it hurts. And that doesn’t mean boots connected the ground, but it means hitting them very, precise hard wherever it hurts," helium said.

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Protests successful Iran intensify for the 12th day. (The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) )

Fox News Digital reached retired to the State Department and White House for comment.

Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey, Brie Stimson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.